1895 Wimbledon Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1895 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
. There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title. The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds, despite its first visit from royalty, Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Crown Princess of Austria
.
Wilfred Baddeley
def. Wilberforce Eaves
, 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3.
Charlotte Cooper
def. Helen Jackson, 7–5, 8–6.
Wilfred Baddeley
/ Herbert Baddeley
def. Ernest Lewis / Herbert Wilberforce
, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
which took place at the All England Club
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
. There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title. The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds, despite its first visit from royalty, Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Crown Princess of Austria
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
Stéphanie was a Belgium princess by birth, and then made Crown Princess of Austria through her marriage to the heir of the Habsburg dynasty, Archduke Rudolf...
.
Gentlemen's Singles
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
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Wilberforce EavesWilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...
, 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3.
Ladies' Singles
Charlotte CooperCharlotte Cooper (tennis)
Charlotte Reinagle Cooper was a tennis player born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young woman, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. She won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, wearing an ankle-length dress in accordance with proper Victorian...
def.
Helen Jackson, 7–5, 8–6.Gentlemen's Doubles
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
/
Herbert BaddeleyHerbert Baddeley
Herbert Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the younger of the Baddeley twins....
def.
Ernest Lewis / Herbert WilberforceHerbert Wilberforce
Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce was a British male tennis player and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club . In 1887 he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon. He was the grandson of abolitionist William Wilberforce....
, 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3.